Fascinating Particle Physics

Philip Bechtle is an experimental particle physicist and teaches at the University of Bonn in Germany.Florian Bernlochner is a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Bonn.Herbi Dreiner is a professor in the field of theoretical particle physics at the University of Bonn.Christoph Hanhart is working in the field of theoretical nuclear and particle physics at the Jülich Research Centre in Germany and as a professor at the University of Bonn.Josef Jochum is a professor of experimental particle physics at the University of Tübingen in Germany.Jörg Pretz is a professor of experimental physics at the RWTH Aachen University in Germany and a researcher at the Jülich Research Centre.Kristin Riebe is an astrophysicist at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam in Germany and a successful graphics designer who has given this book its special structure.

• Preface.- About This Book.- 1 What is Particle Physics?.- 2 Fundamental Principles.- 3 Experimental Basics.- 4 Basic Theoretical Concepts.- 5 Accelerators and Detectors.- 6 Recording and Analyzing Data.- 7 The Electroweak Standard Model of Particle Physics.- 8 The Peculiar Strong Interaction.- 9 Incredible Success and Yet Possible Failure of the Standard Model.- 10 Limitations of the Standard Model.- 11 Searches for Physics Beyond the Standard Model.- 12 Connecting the Smallest to the Largest Scales in the Universe.- Is It All Worth it?.- Acknowledgements.- Properties of Elementary Particles.- Glossary.- Image Credits.- Index.- The Team of Authors.